equity integration in global health research funding policies

Funding policies are important sites for implementation of equity-centered principles and strategies because they set norms, directions, and priorities for research and serve as a primary incentive for researchers.

Recognizing massive shifts in the funding landscape after the 2008 economic recession, an equity-centred analysis of the Canadian funding landscape was conducted in 2015. The eventual publication called upon research funding agencies, researchers, and universities to take up specific recommendations that could enable more equity-centred approaches in global health research. In this project, we extend systematic equity action analysis to a broader landscape of global health research funding in Canada and among international comparators.